WEBVTT REPUBLICAN-CONTROLLED CONGRESS?I'M SOLEDAD O'BRIEN. THIS IS "MATTER OF FACT."SOLEDAD: SO MANY QUESTIONHOW MUCH CONTACT DID THE TRUMPTEAM HAVE WITH RUSSIA PRIOR TOAND AFTER THE PRESIDENT TOOKOFFICE?WERE SENSITIVE DETAILS ABOUT ANORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHDISCUSSED OPENLY ATPRESIDENT TRUMP'S PRIVATE CLUB?AND ARE CONSTITUENTS AT TOWNHALL MEETINGS ACROSS THE COUNTRYPAID PROTESTORS OR ANGRY VOTERREPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN TOMMCCLINTOCK HAS BEEN HOLDING SOMEOF THOSE TOWN MEETINGS.HE REPRESENTS THE FOURTHDISTRICT OFCALIFORNIA.CONGRESSMAN MCCLINTOCK, THANKYOU FOR TALKING WITH US. WE APPRECIATE IT.LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT I THINK ISFAIR TO CALL THE CHAOTIC STARTTO THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.THERE ARE NOW SEVERALINVESTIGATIONS BEING TALKEDABOUONE FOCUS ON INVESTIGATING MIKEFLYNN AND THE TRUMP TEAMINVOLVEMENT WITH RUSSIA. WOULD YOU SUPPORT ANINVESTIGATION INTO THAT?REP. MCCLINTOCK: WELL, MYPRINCIPAL CONCERN IS WHAT THISIS DOING TO AMERICAN DIPLOMACY. THE POLITICIZATION OF THENATION'S INTELLIGENCE AGENCIESAND THE DELIBERATE LEAKING OFCONFIDENTIAL CONVERSATIONSBETWEEN OUR PRESIDENT AND OTHERHEADS OF STATE IS A VERYDANGEROUS THING.IT WILL NOT ONLY AFFECT THISPRESIDENCY BUT FUTUREPRESIDENCIES AS WELL. IF WORLD LEADERS CANNOT INCONFIDENCE TALK TO THE LEADER OFOUR NATION FOR FEAR THAT THEIRWORDS WILL BE LEAKED BY AINTELLIGENCE AGENCY, THATCOMMUNICATION STOPS AND THAT CANBECOME VERY DANGEROUS RAPIDLY.SOLEDAD: DO YOU THINK THERESHOULD BE AN INVESTIGATION INTOTHAT? REP. MCCLINTOCK: YES, I DO.SOLEDAD: AND WHO SHOULD RUN THATINVESTIGATION?REP. MCCLINTOCK: WELL, I THINKCONGRESS SHOULD RUN THATINVESTIGATION USING ITSOVERSIGHT AUTHORITY.SOLEDAD: WOULD YOU SUPPOINVESTIGATING NOT JUST MIKEFLYNN BUT ALSO MEMBERS OF THETRUMP TEAM BEFORE TRUMP TOOKOFFICE AND UP TO THIS POINT? REP. MCCLINTOCK: THAT IS ALREADYINCORPORATED IN THE F.B.I.INVESTIGATION OF RUSSIANHACKING, AND THAT'S WHERE ITHINK IT IS AN APPROPRIATEAVENUE TO PURSUE. WE NEED TO AIF THERE WAS A NET THE EYEWIRETAP ON MICHAEL FLYNN, HOWCOULD THAT INFORMATION HAVE BEENLEAKED TO THE PRESS? SOLEDAD: IF THERE WAS AN F.B.I.WIRETAP ON MICHAEL FLYNN AND THEWHITE HOUSE KNEW THAT MICHAELFLYNN MIGHT B RIPRE FOR BEINGBLACKMAILED, HOW COULD HECONTINUE TO BE IN MEETINGS WHERETHERE WAS CONFIDENTIALINFORMATION?REP. MCCLINTOCK: AGAIN, MY MAINCONCERN IS THAT IN DISCUSSIONSWITH THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR ORANY AMBASSADOR, THE AMBASSADHAS TO BE CONFIDENT THAT BEINGSAID WILL NOT BE LEAKED TO THEPRESS.SOLEDAD: A THIRD INVESTIGATIONTHAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED IS TOLOOK INTO WHAT SEEMS TO BE, ATLEASE NOT CONFIDENTIALINFORMATION, BUT SOME KIND OFSECURE INFORMATION AT MAR-A-LAGOWHERE TRUMP WAS WITH THEJAPANESE PRIME MINISTER. DO YOU THINK THERE SHOULD BE ANINVESTIGATION INTO WHAT HAPPENEDTHERE? CERTAINLY PLENTY OF PEOPLE ATTHE EVENT TALKED ABOUT OPENCONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT WASGOING ON, FOCUSING SPECIFICALLYON NORTH KOREA DOCUMENTS.REP. MCCLINTOCK: YES, I DO.SOLEDAD: WHAT ARE THE CONCERNSTHAT YOU HAVE WITH THE TRUMPWHITE HOUSE?REP. MCCLINTOCK: MY CONCERN ISWITH A LOT OF HYSTERIA AND ANKBITING THAT IS INTENDED TOOBSTRUCT THE ADMINISTRATION FRDEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING THEPOLICIES THAT THEY WERE ELECTEDTO IMPLEMENT. I TOLD THE PRESIDENT NOBODY HASCOMPLAINED THAT YOU HAVE BROKENANY CAMPAIGN PROMISES. ALL OF THE ATTACKS ARE BECAUSEYOU ARE KEEPING YOUR PROMISES. MY ADVICE TO THE PRESIDENT WOULDBE TO STAY THE COURSE.SOLEDAD: LET'S TALK ABOUT TOWNHALLS. YOU'VE DONE MORE THAN 100.REP. MCCLINTOCK: YEAH, MORE THAN100.SOLEDAD: I THINK THEY ARE PRETTYCALM, I THINK IS A GOOD WORD. THIS LAST ONE?REP. MCCLINTOCK: THEY HAVE --THEY GET IMPETUOUS SOMETIMES.I'VE DONE THESE THROUGH THE TEPARTY BUT ALSO THE OCCUPY WALLSTREET MOVEMENT. BUT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME APOLICE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED INEEDED AN ARMED ESCORT TO LEAVETHE EVENT.SOLEDAD: WHAT DO YOU THINK WASGOING ON?REP. MCCLINTOCK: I THINK MOSTPEOPLE CAME THERE BECAUSE THEYARE VERY MUCH OPPOSED TO THETRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND THEYWANTED TO EXPRESS THAT.BUT I THINK THERE WAS ALSO AGROUP THAT CAME THERE TO DISRUPTTHE MEETING, AND THEY DID. SOLEDAD: DO YOU THINK THEY WEREPAID PROTESTERS?REP. MCCLINTOCK: I DON'T KNOW. I THINK A LOT OF GRASS ROO

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Updated: 10:46 AM EST Feb 18, 2017

President Donald Trump lashed out at the media for continually naming his administration “chaotic;” Trump instead says it is running like a “fine-tuned machine.” For the Republican-controlled Congress, it might be a different story. Across the country, Republican congressional members are being met with angry and sometimes unruly crowds at their community town halls as constituents express their frustration with the Republican administration and efforts to do away with Obamacare. Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) recently held a town hall in his district near Sacramento. He received a police escort out of the meeting. He joins Soledad O’Brien to discuss the need for Congressional investigations, national security, the administration’s controversies and the advice he gave the president about public criticism.